Many smartphone users will claim their phone as their “lifeline” or an “extension of their arm”. I even came across a study that found that receiving a text message sends a small amount of dopamine to the brain of a smartphone user, sometimes leading to what is known as “phantom buzz” syndrome, or the sensation that your phone is buzzing when it actually isn’t. Just like a drug addict, this small rush of dopamine can send a smartphone user to constantly seek another “high” through their smartphone use. Not sounding …read more